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The former UFC champion in two weight categories is preparing to return to the Octagon after his first defeat in his career.
In June of this year, in the main event of the UFC Freedom 250 tournament in the White House, the holder of the regular belt Ilia Topuria and interim champion Justin Gagee fought for the title of undisputed champion of the light division. As a result of a tense struggle, the Spanish-Georgian fighter lost to the American by a technical knockout in the fourth round due to severe facial injuries.
This defeat was the first in the career of El Matador. After that, Topuria went down for a while and stopped appearing on social media, giving interviews and attending league events. However, Elijah recently announced his return. As previously reported by the coach for physical training of the former champion Jesus Gallo, the fighter will be ready to return to the Octagon no earlier than February next year.
Finally, Topuria returned to full training, he posted on his social media, sharing snapshots from the training session.
“Back to the office,” Topuria captioned the photo.
El Matador previously performed in the featherweight and owned the championship belt there. In June last year, he made his debut in the light division in a duel for the vacant title against Brazilian Charles Oliveira and won by knockout in the first round. The fight with Justin Gagee became the first defense for Topuria, but after a series of failures in life (divorce and lawsuits). Elijah lost his belt. Despite this, the ex-champion expects to get a rematch with the American and regain championship status.
